Using variation selectors, you can conceal messages of arbitrary length within emoji, or indeed any unicode character. "To be clear, this is an abuse of unicode and you shouldn't do… Read the rest of the article: How to hide secret messages in emoji

UnitedHealth, the healthcare insurance giant in the spotlight after its CEO was assassinated in broad daylight, has hired a law firm specializing in defamation to monitor reportage and social media… Read the rest of the article: UnitedHealth hires defamation lawyers

Fighting Fantasy gamebooks were my introduction to role-playing games, the fantasy genre itself, and to the enduring mystery of the two Steve Jacksons! They'll soon be back in print in… Read the rest of the article: Classic Fighting Fantasy gamebooks returning to U.S.

In this video, artwork_in_studio on Instagram mixes pigments in water to find the average colors of national flags. This method honors the relative amount of each color in the flag—the… Read the rest of the article: What results when you mix the colors of national flags?

Behold the face of Thomas Aquinas—"Beware the man of a single book"—as recreated from a computer-assisted analysis of his skull. The Italian friar, who lived 750 years ago, was imaged… Read the rest of the article: Face of Catholic Saint Thomas Aquinas recreated from skull analysis

Feed the Javascript Kaleidoscope the address of an image and let it get you high, no chemicals necessary. Coded by Andrey Mutlu and made available in instantly-editable form at Codepen,… Read the rest of the article: Javascript Kaleidoscope

Two canyons on the far side of the moon, each as large as Earth's Grand Canyon, formed within less than 10 minutes, most likely due to a massive impact there… Read the rest of the article: Massive lunar canyons formed within minutes, most likely due to asteroid strike

It took an hourlong chase, including the use of a helicopter, before police officers were able to apprehend a teenager on an e-bike Sunday. The BBC reports that the 17-year-old… Read the rest of the article: Teenager charged after police chase his e-bike for an hour with helicopter

British supermarkets have clock towers. One might walk in sight of them for years, decades even, without wondering why, or noticing that the clocks are typically nonfunctional, or deducing that… Read the rest of the article: Behold the fake supermarket clock towers of Britain

Andrew Gwynne, until today the junior health minister of the United Kingdom, deeply regrets his badly misjudged comments. "I deeply regret my badly misjudged commments and apologise for any offense… Read the rest of the article: British junior health minister fired over racist and sexist messages

Aman Vir created an interactive map of his favorite obscure islands. Some you may well have heard of, such as Midway, for which a major WWII naval battle was named,… Read the rest of the article: Interactive map of obscure islands

Lose yourself for a while in this fine collection of vintage film cameras of the 1930s at the Living Image Museum. [via Hacker News] "Their true value lies with the… Read the rest of the article: Vintage cameras of the 1930s

Paper Apps are pen and paper games cunningly disguised as little reporter-style notepads, pitched as a "fun, smart alternative to screen time." There are games themed around dungeons, space exploration… Read the rest of the article: Pocket paper "notebooks" with games printed on them

In these troubled times, it's good to see someone doing some proper shoe-leather reporting! Cabel Sasser reviews the snacks and cereals of 2024. I've been on a keto diet so… Read the rest of the article: Cabel Sasser's annual roundup of snacks and cereals

Marvel movies have scored billions at the box office, but that didn't stop the company putting out posters for Fantastic Four which show clear signs of being cranked out with… Read the rest of the article: Fantastic 4 fingers: Marvel insists posters not AI slop

If you've been waiting for a Mac Mini-style USB 'n' stuff hub for the compact new M4 model, Satechi's is out now. It has the look, obviously, and the specs… Read the rest of the article: A Mac Mini M4 USB dock that matches the machine

Roundups of undocumented migrants by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement are in the news, and they crackdown has wannabes dreaming of being part of the team. ICE impersonation is on… Read the rest of the article: Wannabes and criminals are impersonating ICE officers

Lucy Letby, a nurse in England, was convicted of murdering 7 babies in her care. Coverage of the trial was heavily restricted in the UK, with local media unable to… Read the rest of the article: Scientific report concludes nurse Lucy Letby did not kill babies

Fists flew at a court hearing for the accused murderer of Alianna Farfan in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The victim's partner and another man lunged at the suspect, scuffled with a… Read the rest of the article: Murder suspect's hearing descends into courtroom brawl

A man in Midland, Ontario, was charged with various crimes related to damage in a Blind River motel room and a "breakfast sandwich" that he allegedly threw at a police… Read the rest of the article: Officer assaulted with breakfast sandwich